Slab Contrasted Fafa 6 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, signage, packaging, western, poster, assertive, retro, playful, attention, nostalgia, ruggedness, decorative, impact, blocky, bracketed, rounded corners, ink-trap like, stencil-like.
A heavy, block-constructed slab serif with compact proportions and strongly squared outlines softened by rounded corners. Serifs are broad and rectangular with subtle bracketing, while interior counters are tight and often squared, giving the face a dense, punchy texture. Many joins show small notches and wedge-like cut-ins that read as ink-trap-like detailing, and several glyphs feature pronounced rectangular terminals and stepped shapes that emphasize a carved, stamped appearance. Uppercase forms are wide and sturdy, lowercase is similarly robust with simplified bowls and short extenders, maintaining a consistent, high-impact rhythm across text.
Best suited for headlines, titles, and short bursts of copy where strong presence is desired—posters, labels, storefront or event signage, and branding marks that benefit from a vintage, slab-serif attitude. It can work in short paragraphs at large sizes, but its dense color and tight counters favor display typography over extended reading.
The overall tone is bold and theatrical, evoking classic poster lettering with a frontier or show-card flavor. Its chunky slabs and cut-in details create a confident, slightly mischievous voice that feels nostalgic and attention-seeking rather than refined.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic slab-serif impact with a decorative, engraved/stamped twist—pairing broad slabs and sturdy geometry with small cut-ins that add character and prevent forms from feeling purely monolithic.
At display sizes the notch and cut-in detailing becomes a defining feature; in smaller settings the tight counters and heavy weight can make word shapes feel compact and dark. The numerals share the same squared, slabbed construction, supporting consistent headline use across alphanumeric content.